India's space organisation releases lunar images, as its spacecraft comes close to landing

India's space research agency has released first images of the moon as viewed by its third lunar mission which was launched last month

The craters of the moon are clearly visible in the images shared, and grow larger as the spacecraft moves closer to the lunar surface.

Sreoshi Mukherjee reports... 

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Rahul Gandhi to lead no-confidence-vote debate against Modi

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India's Parliament is debating a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.

And leading the opposition's charge is Rahul Gandhi who returned to Parliament on Monday after his membership was restored.

Mr. Gandhi was convicted in a defamation case earlier this year for insulting Prime Minister Modi - but his return could reinvigorate the opposition ranks as Ishan Garg tells us from New Delhi.

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S Korea evacuates scouts from world jamboree

South Korea is evacuating tens of thousands of teenage scouts from the grounds of the world jamboree, as a powerful storm heads towards the country. 

Typhoon Khanun has already brought strong winds and rain to Japan, killing two, and is forecast to hit the Korean Peninsula on Thursday. 

Chris Gilbert reports. 

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Philippines Says it Won't Abandon Disputed South China Sea Shaol

The Philippines says it won't abandon the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea after Beijing told it to remove a grounded warship from the area.

Manila earlier accused China's coast guard of using water cannons and dangerous moves to prevent it from sending supplies to troops there.

Patrick Fok reports.

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Electricity prices increase 800% in Texas as heatwaves pushes up demand

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The price of electricity – crucial for air conditioning – has surged in the U.S. state of Texas in the last few days.
Just as parts of the state continue to swelter in a heatwave that is pushing temperatures well above 100 Fahrenheit or 38 degrees Celsius.
Caroline Malone reports from Austin.

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Three dead in California helicopter crash

Three people have died in the US state of California after firefighting helicopters collided.

The fire crews had been responding to a blaze on Sunday when the incident took place.

The crash is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board.

Sally Patterson reports.

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Trump attacks election interference judge ahead of deadline

Former US President Donald Trump is demanding a new judge and
different venue for his election interference case, writing there is
"no way" he can get a fair trial.

It comes ahead of a 5pm deadline for Trump's legal team to respond to
a government motion for a protective order, banning him from speaking
publicly about evidence.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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Barbie movie tops $1bn ticket sales

The Barbie movie has made more than $1bn in ticket sales since it
opened just 17 days ago.

The studio Warner Bros called it a "watershed moment", as the director
Greta Gerwig is now the first female to hit the milestone as a solo
director.

Nick Harper sends this report.

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Zuckerberg cagey on cage fight

The head of Meta says he's not holding his breath over the prospect of
a cage fight with Elon Musk.

Back in June the Tesla CEO proposed a fight. Mark Zuckerberg has
seemingly accepted the challenge and proposed a date for later this
month.

U.S. correspondent William Denselow reports.

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Biden to Discuss Climate Change in Trip to US Southwest

President Biden is planning to visit the US Southwest this week where he is expected to discuss his administration's efforts to combat climate change.

The region has been in the grips of a severe heat wave this summer.

Ira Spitzer reports.

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Train Derails in Pakistan Leaving 30 Dead; Almost Hundred Injured

At least 30 people have died and nearly hundred others were left injured after a passenger train derailed in southern Pakistan.

Pakistan's Railway Minister says that the scale of this accident was big and at least 1,000 passengers were aboard the train when the accident took place.

Sreoshi Mukherjee reports... 

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NIGER SHUTS DOWN AIRSPACE AFTER DEFYING ECOWAS DEADLINE TO RETURN TO DEMOCRACY

Niger has shut its airspace after defying a deadline given by West African regional bloc ECOWAS to return to civilian rule.

The Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS) had threatened to use military force in Niger if the junta leader failed to release and reinstate ousted president Mohammed Bazoum.

Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Accra.

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France suspends aid to Burkina Faso

France has suspended aid to Burkina Faso in the wake of the coup in Niger last month, which has seen the democratically elected government overthrown.

Sarah Coates has more from Paris.

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Niger’s Military Junta Closes Airspace for all Aircraft

The military junta which seized power in Niger Republic last month has closed the country's airspace.

Correspondent Tesem Akende reports from Jos.

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MIGRANTS DUE TO BOARD UK BARGE

A controversial barge off southern England is expected to start housing its first asylum seekers later (Monday).

The Bibby Stockholm barge in Portland is due to take in hundreds of people as they await the outcome of asylum applications.

It's been criticised as inhumane - but the government says the vessel is safe and will help bring down the costs of housing migrants who arrive in the UK.

The government is reportedly also working on a plan to fly asylum seekers to the British territory, Ascension Island, in the Atlantic.

Political Editor of HuffPost UK, Kevin Schofield, says it's the latest in a long line of ideas.

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India's opposition leader Rahul Gandhi reinstated as Member of Parliament

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Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has been reinstated as a member of the parliament ahead of the vote of no confidence against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Gandhi was convicted in a defamation case for allegedly insulting Mr. Modi's surname - which disqualified him from his position as an MP.

But that conviction has now been stayed by India's Supreme Court.

Ishan Garg has the latest from New Delhi.

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India's PM Narendra Modi faces no-confidence vote over Manipur violence

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government is facing a vote of no confidence in the Indian parliament this week.

Opposition parties are attacking the Modi government over ethnic clashes in Manipur where at least 150 people have died and hundreds wounded.

Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.

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Joint China-Russia navy patrol close to Alaska

CUE: A report says a flotilla of eleven Chinese and Russian navy ships patrolled close to the coast of Alaska last week. 

Experts say this could be the largest such joint force yet to approach the US 

Andrew Wood reports from Hong Kong

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Fukushima water discharge may begin soon

There is speculation Japan will begin discharging water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant this month. 

Japan intents to dispose of a million tonnes of radioactive wastewater by treating it and dripping it into the Pacific Ocean.

Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo. 

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Hiroshima marks bombing anniversary amid movie controversy

Controversy about the new Hollywood film “Oppenheimer” is brewing in Japan as the country marks 78 years since the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 

The movie, which tells the story of the scientist who helped create the a-bomb, has not yet been assigned a release date for Japan. 

Chris Gilbert has more from Tokyo. 

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